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Raj Ladlani is one of thousands in LA: an unemployable actor. He has reasons to believe he is spectacularly talented - a legend in every way but for the success. His anonymous life - working at Yogurtland, obsessively reading Vanity Fair, and fantasizing about stardom - comes to an end when he answers a job ad detailing a relentless, laughable parade of menial responsibilities for a 'Hollywood Family'. So begins the astonishing decline and fall of Raj Ladlani.

For A&E nurse Eden Grainger, Port Kara offers more than just a safe haven. It's a chance to break free from her ex Jesse and start a new life. Her focus now is solely on her four-year-old son, Teddie, whose autism means he sees the world in his own unique way.

Lawyer turned murderer Björn wants to stop killing. Unfortunately, the prisoner in his basement is getting restless, the parents' committee at his daughter's preschool is clamouring for his attention, and to cap it all, he's also being blackmailed. To manage all this stress, he turns to a mindfulness coach to learn about the unmet needs of his inner child. As he begins listening to this inner child, he finds it doesn't just have needs, but solutions: creative ways he can solve his problems. All of them.

When demigod Hazeus returns home to a parallel magical realm called Rootworld, his parents, Father Time and Mother Earth, give him a collection of adult-rated MVDs that put him on the fast track to becoming the all-powerful God of the Globe if he can learn to take responsibility. While watching, he interacts with and befriends a young King Arthur, Lancelot, and Merddin, all trying to establish their kingdom. Merddin is always cranky because of the reverse flow of time and Mother Mott just wants a vacation on the Isle of Avalon.

Welcome to a world where class is dead, decency’s been pegged into oblivion, and Britain’s answer to a burning skip fire is on a global rampage of tits, tech, and total fucking chaos in this special edition of 'The Crackhead' books by Stu Armstrong.

Introducing The Last Laugh Club. Four strangers who meet to discuss the one thing they don’t want to talk about. But sometimes, when it rains, it pours. Because retired copper Ray has been mugged. This is unfortunate – mostly for the thief, who ends up dead. Ray should feel guilty. But doesn’t quite. And that’s when The Last Laugh Club finds its calling. There are other bad people out there. People who the world might be better off without. And once you’ve had a taste, murder is strangely moreish . . .

Out of rehab and running from scandal, Jaycee Grayson didn’t come to play. A disgraced entertainment exec with no filter and nothing to lose, she’s landed in Littleburgh, Wisconsin—home to a beloved doll empire weaving a toxic fairytale at the behest of a pair of two-faced Karens running the show. As she unravels the billion-dollar secret lurking behind a lineup of plastic smiles, Jaycee rallies a band of desperate misfits: outcasts, dreamers, and the quietly unhinged. But torching a global legend might cost her something finally within reach—the home, family, and true purpose she never had.

The very liberal Kirks are throwing a party. For Howard Kirk, liberal sociology lecturer whose deluded sense of heroism has him moving seductively around the university campus, the net must be perfectly cast: ‘if you want to have something that’s genuinely unstructured, you have to plan it carefully.’ Kirk embodies the contradictions of the era’s intellectual and political climate. As he navigates complex relationships with his wife, his students and his colleagues, he pursues personal and professional agendas under the guise of progressive thought.

Fletcher Spence is dying for a promotion. And her colleagues are more than happy to oblige. After three years working seventy-hour weeks as assistant to the most terrifying CEO in the magazine world, Fletcher finally finagled a spot on Cartwright Media’s annual corporate retreat—a famously luxurious week on the Cartwrights’ private island, where promotions are handed out like party favors. And her plan to snag her dream job as a travel magazine photographer was going great...until her boss’s dramatic death reveals his last will and testament: Whoever survives the week will inherit the company.

Emily Forsyth is on cloud nine…She has a high-flying job (literally), a hunky boyfriend (soon to be fiancé?) and a life of luxury. But then, out of the blue, her boyfriend dumps her for a younger woman, and Emily comes crashing down to earth. Suddenly, she's single and homeless, and the prospect of staying in the same job as her cheating ex is unbearable. So, at forty years not-so-young, she quits steady employment and decides to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an actress.

Seine Kreativität lässt alle Türen offen, seine Erinnerungen spielen gerne Verstecken, seine Neugierde dekoriert jeden Raum mit Fragezeichen und seine Ironie sitzt in der Ecke und kichert. Ständig ziehen bei ihm neue Gedanken ein und alte wieder aus.

Archie Forsythe has two weeks left in the South Bay beach house his father gifted him—before demanding it back as part of a very messy divorce settlement. The plan? Stall the paperwork, stay under the radar, and figure out how to finally launch his surfwear brand without Dad’s money, approval, or interference. The problem? Piper Quinn. His ex-step-sister. Current pain in his...neck. And—thanks to a surprise legal twist—the house's new co-occupant.

After three disastrous seasons, asthmatic, bookish Josephine Fairfax believes that, at the grand old age of one-and-twenty, she is long past the age of finding her perfect fictional hero and should be left in peace with her books instead. However, her brother Thomas isn't done with his Monster Marriage Masterplan quite yet. Cue Lord Alastair Huntingly; reputed to be in want of a quiet wife with a noble name.

In a bizarre twist of fate, the majority of the population is eradicated. Those that remain are given a second chance, ascending to a curious land in which they are told they must fight for their lives to survive. Only two can prevail. Which is going to be somewhat of an issue given the inclusion of the Wild Cards; special combatants dropped into the battlefield to wreak havoc.

Bertie and Jeeves are back in their third adventure! This time, Bertie tries his hand at some Jeeves-like schemes to help his chums Tuppy and Gussie find love. Of course, Bertie isn't as capable as Jeeves, and misunderstandings and shenanigans ensue, but Jeeves comes through as always and puts everything to rights.

Robert Doughten Savile, aka "Doughty," is the son of a once-wealthy, now hard-up family from Darien, Connecticut. Doughty lives in a perpetual cloud of delusion, convinced of his own genius and status. While he has little capacity to accurately assess his own abilities or prospects, he cruises through life on the sheer force of his own sense of entitlement, dropping out of college and landing in the early '90s in New York City, a place brimming with both prosperity and desperation.

There's a dead body in my living room. I've not called the police because it was I who stabbed him. In case you're wondering, the dead man is not my husband. Right now, I have far more pressing concerns: scheming to get my daughter into the perfect school; buying my dream home in Hampstead; and disposing of a corpse. A woman's work is never done. I've created the perfect life – and I'll kill to keep it.

When Mrs Sidhu is hired as the caterer for the opening of Berkshire's swankiest new art gallery, she can't believe her luck. Then the gallery's star painting is stolen. And worse than that, Mrs Sidhu's best and sweetest waitress – with her whole life ahead of her – is found dead. Mrs Sidhu wants answers. As she casts her eye over Berkshire's art scene – the murderously competitive collectors, critics and creatives – she uncovers a dastardly knot of greed and deception, obsession and revenge.

Drie Vlaamse goudzoekers trekken in 1849 naar Californië. De lezer volgt de verrassende en komische verwikkelingen die hen telkens in de buurt van het fortuin brengen… maar nooit echt dichtbij. Avontuur en kluchtige humor wisselen elkaar af in deze uiterst toegankelijke roman.

Einstein Meadows ¿Qué Pasó? Lessons Learned While Letting It All Hang Out is the dynamic and zany sequel to Einstein Meadows: The Unspoken Perils & Thrills of Living in a Retirement Community. With huge profits from the grow, the Einstonians search out creative new investment opportunities.